Alsek 22°F Quilt

I just ordered a Katabatic Alsek 22 because I got cold in my EE Revelation 30\* at around 40\* which really sucked (I was wearing all my clothes and hat). I think EE's temp rating is at least 10\* below a comfort rating, whereas Katabatic is a comfort temp rating. If you with EE plan ahead and order 10\* lower than what you think you'll want/need. I'm not sure the zipper/drawstring foot box is worth the extra $$ unless you really want to unzip and use the quilt as a blanket. I opted to go closed footbox this time around. I've used mummy bags primarily in the past and the EE was my first quilt. I think quilts are the way to go for 3 season backpacking.

I replaced my 30 degree EE Revelation (22 oz) with a Katabatic Alsek 22 degree (25 oz) because I would get cold in the EE when the temperature dropped below 40. Manufacturers use different temperature ratings (comfort vs minimum) to rate a quilt, so keep that in mind. I noticed a huge difference in quality and warmth in the Katabatic. Highly recommended Katabatic over the EE, but you're not really saving much in weight, so it might be best to keep what you've got.

Katabatic is far and away the better product, even ignoring EE's racist bullshit.

I’m a little confused. Are you saying on warm nights you just sleep on top of the current Kelly bag, but you’re looking for a ~40° bag for those situations? Are you too hot in it but too cold out of it (if that’s the case try using it like a quilt/blanket)? I’d prefer to save that money for a trip rather than some gear that I’ll only use sometimes. But if you feel you’ll use a 40° quilt/bag often make sure you get a high quality one, it’s worth the extra money. I upgraded from the same Kelty you have to a Katabatic Alsek quilt a number of years ago and the difference is warmth and comfort is somewhat astounding

Definitely Katabatic. I'd consider their Flex series too if budget is more important.

Katabatic makes great quilts— you may want to consider the Alsek over the flex given your tendency to have cold legs and feet as it has a foot box! You could also look into the ultralight Nemo pads. And for shoulder season trips you could always add a GG thinlight foam pad!

That's a lot of money to save 2.5 ounces. If you have a high budget for this, look at the full range of 950 fp down quilts. Also consider whether a 30F quilt would be warm enough in the conditions in which you would use it.

If you post a complete lighterpack of your setup and request a shakedown, I bet some more affordable ways to save 2.5 ounces can be found.

Totally agree with continuing to reduce your base weight. I'm in the same age range as you are and it has really helped me. But I don't think your loadout is tuned enough yet to justify major upgrades to the quilt for minor benefits. Post that lighterpack and shakedown.

There just isn't that much difference between quilts using the same fill power of down and similar fabric weights. It's a very mature technology. You either buy something with a thinner, wispier outer fabric, or a signficantly high fill power of down, or a higher limiting temperature rating. Those are the only options to reduce weight of a quilt.

EE quilts are straight up poorly designed too. Their baffles shift down to the sides and EE was a well-documented down under-filler before they finally owned up to it. Between the two, Katabatic is a far better buy.